"WHEREAS, The full strength of our nation is needed as never before and we cannot afford to suffer loss of labor power through accidents, disease, industrial poisoning, and overfatigue; now, therefore, be it. "_Resolved_, That the American Association for Labor Legislation, at this critical time, in order to promote the success of our country in war as well as in peace, would sound a warning against the shortsightedness and laxness at first exemplified abroad in these matters, and would urge all public-spirited citizens to coöperate in maintaining, for the protection of those who serve in this time of stress the industries of the nation (who as experience abroad has shown are quite as important to military success as the fighting forces), the following essential minimum requirements: I. SAFETY "1. Maintenance of all existing standards of safeguarding machinery and industrial processes for the prevention of accidents. II. SANITATION "1. Maintenance of all existing measures for the prevention of occupational diseases. "2. Immediate agreement upon practicable methods for the prevention of special occupational poisonings incident to making and handling explosives. III. HOURS "1. Three-shift system in continuous industries. "2. In non-continuous industries, maintenance of existing standard working day as basic. "3. One day's rest in seven for all workers. IV. WAGES "1. Equal pay for equal work, without discrimination as to sex. "2. Maintenance of existing wage rates for basic working day. "3. Time and one-half for all hours beyond basic working day. "4. Wage rates to be periodically revised to correspond with variations in the cost of living. V. CHILD LABOR "1. Maintenance of all existing special regulations regarding child labor, including minimum wages, maximum hours, prohibition of night work, prohibited employment, and employment certificates. "2. Determination of specially hazardous employments to be forbidden to children under sixteen. VI. WOMAN'S WORK "1. Maintenance of existing special regulations regarding woman's work, including maximum hours, prohibition of night work, prohibited hazardous employments, and prohibited employment immediately before and after childbirth. VII. SOCIAL INSURANCE "1. Maintenance of existing standards of workmen's compensation for industrial accidents and diseases. "2. Extension of workmen's compensation laws to embrace occupational diseases, especially those particularly incident to the manufacture and handling of explosives. "3. Immediate investigation of the sickness problem among the workers to ascertain the advisability of establishing universal workmen's health insurance. VIII. LABOR MARKET